Pretty pink blossoms with stamen on layers of lacy die-cuts make this a very special card to say thank you to someone. It is also suitable for a birthday and even a wedding or Mother’s day card.
Cut the flowers with 5 petals out 8 times from smooth sturdy white cardstock such as 240gsm.
Use daubers to randomly add Artistry inks in cotton candy and fancy fuchsia.
Turn the foowers around so that the coloured sides face down. Spritz very lightly with water. Pinch each petal between your nails to form creases. Put the flowers down, colour facing up, on a flower moulding mat and press down in the centre with a ball tool.
Leave the flowers to dry. make a small hole in the centre of each flower, using an awl or a picking tool. Pull three stamens through the hole in each flower. Do not pull them down all the way - leave them to stand out a bit. Add a small drop of glue in the centre of the flower to keep the stamens in position. When the glue is dry, snip the stamens off at the back, close to the flower bases.
While you wait for flowers to dry, prepare a 14,5cm square card base and cover with printed paper.
Die-cut the three largest layers from the Avery frames and tag set. Keep the twirly ‘dropouts’ from the die-cuts to use as twirls.
Stamp a sentiment on the smallest die-cut element.
Layer the die-cuts on the prepared card base, with craft foam between layers to add depth and dimension to the card.
Arrange and adhere the flowers and twirls on the card.
I hope you found some inspiration to go and make a pretty card. If so, please take a few seconds to leave me a comment.
Have a lovely crafting weekend.
Marie Smith
- K
A wonderful card Marie, love the combination of the beautiful flowers and paper.
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